Guitar Tricks Episode 2

So here's my continued article about guitar tricks. Hope you enjoy.

Wah sound from a toggle switch- If you have a stratocaster or guitar with similar pickups and knobs, here's how to make you guitar have an instant wah. Simply put your first tone knob (neck tone) all the way down, and your second (bridge puickup) tone knob all the way up. Play a bend or chord and switch your toggle (pickup selector) switch all the way back and forth. It makes an expressive wah noise the can be used with bends.

Divebomb- THis is way too easy. Just play a note and pull the tremolo bar down as far as you can without breaking your guitar, or as far as you want.

"hot chick whistle" (the sound that characters like the Loony toons make when they see a hot girl. Woo-woo)- Take a slide, tremolo bar, battery, or anything smooth and round like that. Lay it down on the high E string past the 21 fret. Pick and wipe it closer to the bridge and stop it, then play the same thing put slide down.

Slide Tapping- Try playing any tapping riff you know but, on the highest note that you tap, slide it up.

Here's an example-

T T T
e[--5-8-12/---5-8-12/---5-8-12/---]
B[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
E[--------------------------------]

Super Bending- Bend the 14th fret on the G string. Now, with your picking hand, grab the string between your fretting hand and the nut. Pull the string in either the same or opposite direction you're bending with the fretting hand. Now you can make your bends longer, faster, more intense, and you can even add a tremolo to it.

Stutter Effect- If you have two pickups and two volume knobs, you can achieve this great effect. Turn one volume all the way down and one all the way up. Play a note, let it ring, and then switch between pickups with the pick up selector (toggle) switch.

Play With Your Teeth- Okay, to play with my teeth, I pull back my lower jaw, pull back my upper lip, and strike the strings with the FRONT of my teeth.

Tap Harmonics- To tap a harmonic, fret the 3rd fret on the low E string, now, tap the 15 fret lightly and quickly. Did you hear the harmonic ringing noise? GOOD. To tap a harmonic, just tap the note an octave higher past the 12th fret. Try even playing entire scales in harminics! It's too much fun.

Karate Chop Tremolo- You have probably seen this done before. Just play and hold a note, and litterally lighly hit the tremolo bar down quickly. It gives you an expressive and quick tremolo effect.

Machine gun- You need a delay pedal to do this, but it is so much fun. I found this out with my Pocket Pod and my Gibson Explorer. Put your delay pedal on fast and turn the level of the delay all the way up and the "feedback" setting all the way up. Now just hit either a harmonic or just slap at the strings.

Mario ring- To get the Mario sound effect of when Mario jumps up to get coins, play the 12 fret on the B string. Now tap the 15 fret on the B string and quickly slide off. Just play the over and over until you hear it and you'll get it down in no time.

e[--------------------------------------]
B[--12hammer15/------12hammer15/--------]
G[--------------------------------------]

Thanks for reading my article, I hope you use some of these effects. Rock on.

Comments

[fleh]

sweet

[ChucklesMginty]

Hah hah very nice.

[AlchoholicA]

youre retared the way yo get the mario coin effect is like this: (You do it with harmonics of course)
E[-----(5)-----]
b[-----(5)-----]

[CreepyGuy]

haha.^

[JJamieT]

nice! love this post

[Guitar Skater]

alchaholica is right but i love how people are adding tab to these lessons, good job

[troy274]

no dude its like when you hit the box and something comes out i think .. wait i havent played it in an amp yet

[GuitaPlaya]

I've figured most of this stuff out on my own just from ****ing around on my guitar so much (except for the whammy bar ones because I hate those things). There's a lot of cool things that you can do on the guitar without using any effects.

[PekarGuitar]

AlchoholicA wrote:

youre retared the way yo get the mario coin effect is like this: (You do it with harmonics of course)
E[-----(5)-----]
b[-----(5)-----]

Let me further elaborate on Alcho's post. I think it should be more like this:
e|-----[5]-----[5]----[5]-|
b|---[5]-----[5][5][5]-[ 5]----[5]----|
with all of those being harmonics.

[PekarGuitar]

wow that came out messy. (no double entendre intended). Not quite how it was supposed to be it should be kinda like this pattern: b e bbb b e b e

[americablanco]

I was going to play with my teeth but you said I could use yours...right?

[Callo]

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

[basket_case_44]

AlchoholicA wrote:

youre retared the way yo get the mario coin effect is like this: (You do it with harmonics of course)
E[-----(5)-----]
b[-----(5)-----]

thats when he gets the coins..this tab shows u the noise he makes when he jumps towards the coins

[Randomist]

for grabbing the coins i prefer pinch harmonics at the 17th fret on the A string, then the D string, i used to play it with natural harmonics on the 5th fret as above, but this way sounds perfect to me, plus it is closer to the "jump" effect in the article, so easier to play probably.

[AlchoholicA]

My bad it's actually
E[-----(5)-----]
b[---(5)-----]

[steel_jesus]

i have noticed before that switching the pickup switch gives a slight wah effect, but i never pursued it enough so it is cool to see it mentioned here

[E V H 5150]

I learned that to play with teeth, it's much easier to just play legato and that picking with the teeth was just moving your head and jaw up and down to make it look realistic, and that's pretty much what I do. Sometimes, I also take my guitar behind the head.

These seem to be pretty basic things... not that nobody will get anything out of these. It's nice to have these sorts of lessons, so maybe you could add sound effects at the beggining of a song or something.

[Riot Act]

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.

[Super Llama]

the real trick is playing with your teeth while the guitar is on fire! and they make some flavored strings specifically for teeth playing -- choclate, cherry, bananna and strawberry is all ive seen so far

[Sirwinston89]

the mario sound in the article is the one he makes when he jumps,not when he gets the coins or hits a block.

[Telecaster7]

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.

i play wit my teeth but ive never taken the time to taste the strings

[EllttEll]

the real trick is playing with your teeth while the guitar is on fire! and they make some flavored strings specifically for teeth playing -- choclate, cherry, bananna and strawberry is all ive seen so far

haha, no way

[HavokStrife]

Super Llama wrote:

the real trick is playing with your teeth while the guitar is on fire! and they make some flavored strings specifically for teeth playing -- choclate, cherry, bananna and strawberry is all ive seen so far

That made the article for me.

[kman123]

great article

[turbonegro111]

Callo wrote:

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

dampen the strings with ur right hand, then sort of tap with ur pick on the highest few frets on low e, scraping the pick slightly on the string - that worked for me

[ReiDSaN]

Hey, fact fans! You can also play tap harmonics on the 5th & 7th frets above the left-hand note, though they're not an octave above, but some other interval. Maybe a fourth or fifth. I don't know.

[Reages]

Play With Your Teeth- Okay, to play with my teeth, I pull back my lower jaw, pull back my upper lip, and strike the strings with the FRONT of my teeth.

rofl D

[Risyn]

Erm.... to get a 'machine gun' effect, just baby slap the strings wih your HAND on the 1,2,3rd frets.... or to get a helicopter noise, baby slap those strings with your hand on the 21st fret.... Tom Morello uses this technique in the intro to Audioslave's ' Cochise '.

[FloubasFlemanca]

nice. and anyone criticizing his mario jump technique is wrong it sounds perfect.

[Phe4rTheGod]

E V H 5150 wrote:

I learned that to play with teeth, it's much easier to just play legato and that picking with the teeth was just moving your head and jaw up and down to make it look realistic, and that's pretty much what I do. Sometimes, I also take my guitar behind the head.

These seem to be pretty basic things... not that nobody will get anything out of these. It's nice to have these sorts of lessons, so maybe you could add sound effects at the beggining of a song or something.

why are you always so negative? at least hes trying to be helpful...your just being a ****stick...

[Doodleface]

turbonegro111 wrote:

Callo wrote:

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

dampen the strings with ur right hand, then sort of tap with ur pick on the highest few frets on low e, scraping the pick slightly on the string - that worked for me

No, it's actually a studio effect Jimmy Page added in, I can't remember exactly what it is, but it can't be reproduced very well live. In 2 Zeppelin DVDs, and 2 Live CDs and about 4 bootlegs they never play the intro of the song.

[E-dogg66]

The sound at the beginning of black Dog is Page turning his amp on! thats it, they thought it sounded cool so they left it in the song.

[metalsincebirth]

your "stutter" is called a killswitch and you can also get the same effect with a tremolo pedal without the trouble of switching back and forth.

[hugh20]

to make a siren make delay fast and do harmonics on the low e 3rd and 9th fret repeatedly

[dodee]

[quote]Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust

yep youre right, i just licked them...
and yea nice effects too bad ive only been playing for like 2 months and dont have any pedals or anything...
and my lil bro broke the whammy/trem bar which sucks

[joshjebl]

i cant do harmonics right it's always too low it's like the next step in my guitar learning experience (2 years all self taught) but i cant get it can someone post how to do it

[manmanster]

Callo wrote:

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

...dude, this site had more zeppelin tabs than they know what to do with. Why do you need him to post it?

[fhqwgads]

Telecaster7 wrote:

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.

i play wit my teeth but ive never taken the time to taste the strings

ROFL
man, I still wanna try that though.
maybe I could get those flavoured strings.

[cukd7x-a2-]

e[--17-----16-----15-----14-----13-----12-----11-----]
B[-- ---16-----15-----14-----13-----12-----11-----10-----]
G[--- --15-----14-----13-----12-----11-----10-----9-----]
D[----- ]
A[-----\\---]
E[-----\\---]

LOVE THIS LICK!

[death eater]

can make it laugh?

[smalRaptor]

You guys do know that playing with your teeth is just a tapping trick... right? O_o I mean, I don't want to burst anyone's bubble...

[ddavis8frontman]

not to bad, to help the beginners..... other than that.... LAME!

[simonzwaan]

No offense, but these effects are kinda boring...

I want some crazy ones that cut right through, If you know what I mean

[kaptkegan]

americablanco wrote:

I was going to play with my teeth but you said I could use yours...right?

Hahahaha, I saw that too.

[Irontallica09]

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

[Irontallica09]

joshjebl wrote:

i cant do harmonics right it's always too low it's like the next step in my guitar learning experience (2 years all self taught) but i cant get it can someone post how to do it

strange you can't do harmonics properly yet after two years, anyway there are tons of articles on ut telling you how to do all kinds of harmonics, just serch lessons (make sure your treble is high on your amp)

[_Soul_Decision_]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

That only works though if you've had a lot to drink.

[lefrancj]

or if you have a gold amp

[saphrax]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

I tried this, but a flower came out instead.

[Irontallica09]

hehe yeah that sucks, good way to grow mushrooms for tea also

[Irontallica09]

smalRaptor wrote:

You guys do know that playing with your teeth is just a tapping trick... right? O_o I mean, I don't want to burst anyone's bubble...

btw way you are wrong, I'm sure there is a bit of legato playing but the picking is done with the teeth. or else it would just sound stupidly like obvious tapping

[ShredderOmega]

I can tremolo pick with my tongue, and tap lol Tapping hurts on the higher strings though O_o...

[demoniacfashion]

The beginning of Black Dog is a tape effect. To get a similar sound, you can pick the A string with the side of the pick. Some people say there's a distinct other sound in there, and that's a 2nd fret on the G string, if you can hear it.

[chrismasinjuly]

for the tap harmonics you can go 5,7,or 12 frets also.
ex[fretted on 3 tap on 8,10,or 15.]

[Hellish_Wolf]

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

[troyponce]

One of my favorite tricks is something I copped off a Van Halen song, can't remember which one though...

Basically just play a lick like |h2h3p0h2h3:| repeated ad nauseum while you slide a finger from your picking hand around the string to pull out harmonics. It works best on lower strings.

[uvq]

joshjebl wrote:

i cant do harmonics right it's always too low it's like the next step in my guitar learning experience (2 years all self taught) but i cant get it can someone post how to do it

same here,
2 years all self taught...
why havent you learned everything yet?
you mustnt practice that often or something..

[uvq]

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

while hanging upside down from a tree while you're on fire also..

[GuitarHero1081]

uvq wrote:

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

while hanging upside down from a tree while you're on fire also..

While reciting the Pledge of Alliegance

[Twisted Wishes]

Thanks for this, i didnt think itd be that simple to divebombs, and thanks for that tip on playing with ur teeth, ill try that out later on to show off at my college gig :P

xx

[uvq]

GuitarHero1081 wrote:

uvq wrote:

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

while hanging upside down from a tree while you're on fire also..

While reciting the Pledge of Alliegance

haha. Yeah!

[chillrock]

pretty cool tricks

[J.MitMetallica]

ReiDSaN wrote:

Hey, fact fans! You can also play tap harmonics on the 5th & 7th frets above the left-hand note, though they're not an octave above, but some other interval. Maybe a fourth or fifth. I don't know.

It's a fifth. Slightly worried you haven't worked that one out....

[J.MitMetallica]

Actually having said that, only the most resonant one is a fifth, but I think that is what you were referring to...

[Sword Boy]

YES! Very nice article. I don't know if you were totally serious or not when you wrote this, but if you weren't...ROCK AND ROLL!

[The Silence]

There's one that makes your guitar sound kinda like a violin.
Just turn the volume knob down, play any single note(with a pick or hammering on the fret)when you play the note, turn the volume knob up,then,play an other note, turn the volume knob down again, and repeat it again.

It's really easy and it sounds awesome...if you do it right. :P

[The Silence]

oops

The Silence wrote:

There's one that makes your guitar sound kinda like a violin.
Just turn the volume knob down, play any single note(with a pick or hammering on the fret)when you play the note, turn the volume knob up,then,turn the volume down, play an other note, turn the volume knob up again, and repeat it again.

It's really easy and it sounds awesome...if you do it right. :P

the one above me it's wrong .....

[The Silence]

There's one that makes your guitar sound kinda like a violin.
Just turn the volume knob down, play any single note(with a pick or hammering on the fret)when you play the note, turn the volume knob up,then,turn the volume down, play an other note, turn the volume knob up again, and repeat it again.

It's really easy and it sounds awesome...if you do it right. :P

the one above me it's wrong .....

[The Silence]

saphrax wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

I tried this, but a flower came out instead.

Dude, you made me laugh si hard,that it hurts.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

Hahahaha some of these comments are f*cking hilarious Great article btw, its always interesting to find new and cool sounds you can do with a guitar...

[that_one_kid]

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.

Haha, I can only imagine how many people licked their guitar strings after reading this.

[texzephyr]

that_one_kid wrote:

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.



Haha, I can only imagine how many people licked their guitar strings after reading this.

haha that'd b me lol

[telo]

jubo..

[vannaXcurses]

texzephyr wrote:

that_one_kid wrote:

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.



Haha, I can only imagine how many people licked their guitar strings after reading this.

haha that'd b me lol

Hahahaha. I thought about it Im not gonna lie.

[dereklz]

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

erm. my teeth can't reach the back of my head. no offense.

[Raizer Sabre]

Divebomb- THis is way too easy. Just play a note and pull the tremolo bar down as far as you can without breaking your guitar, or as far as you want.

herman li anyone? :P

[emagdnimasisiht]

It's called a dog whistle.

[Jimbleton]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

now that made this article for me

[ShredGuitar9]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

wanna do this but some dumbass turtle wont let me past... any tips?

[skrellington]

ShredGuitar9 wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


wanna do this but some dumbass turtle wont let me past... any tips?

Jump on that *******'s head! 100 points baby!!


My amp sucks so bad...i did this, and i got a shrinky mushroom...i am now 3 inches tall...i'm seriously jumping on the keys to type this comment.

[t_godin]

play with ur teeth? uhm.. ok

[.QOTSA.]

It's called a dog whistle.

wolf whistle

[blaze2thekings]

saphrax wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

I tried this, but a flower came out instead.

i got a star that smiled at me and jumped around then i felt like i was invincible....

[Linkinbassist]

stuttering = killswitching.

fr srs, something new would be nice.

[vigenharutyunya]

uvq wrote:

GuitarHero1081 wrote:

uvq wrote:

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.

while hanging upside down from a tree while you're on fire also..

While reciting the Pledge of Alliegance



haha. Yeah!

And while you're holding your guitar with your feet and your teeth melt :rolleyes:

[razzer858]

Sweet dude

[Kevin67]

haha I love the super bend

[MetalStevieRay]

Here's a couple of other tricks to try:

Zakk Wylde's 'flanger' trill trick- Took me a little bit to get down, but really cool when you get it. Just do a trill on a low string (I prefer the A string) around the first couple of frets, like 3 and 5, and very lightly slide the pinky side of your palm over your pickups from the bridge to the neck. Takes some practice to get the 'very light' touch down, and works better with a signal booster like a BBE Sonic Maximizer.

A-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5(etc.)
while sliding your palm on the strings over the pickups from the bridge to the pickup.

Steve Vai/Joe Satriani two handed legato trick-Use your pick hand to bar the strings (press enough to fret your high E string and mute the rest) and do pull-off's/hammer-on's/both. Simple as that! It's also fun to move your pick hand around while still doing the legato-phrases with your fret hand. It works best for me to use my pick hand's index finger (pointed down) to bar the strings. Here's an example:

e-5 10p7p 10p7p 10p7p 10p7p
B-5 < >
G-5 < >
D-5
A-5 < >
E-5 < >

When doing the pull-off's, just do it as if you were pulling off to an open string-10p7p0 10p7p0-but it'll be 5 since that's what you're fretting with your pick hand. Think of your pick hand as a temporary capo!

[MetalStevieRay]

It should say to just mute the B thru low E strings with your pick hand's index finger while fretting the high E just enough.

[ValoRhoads]

I usually just put a pick in my mouth to play with my teeth

[Irontallica09]

Jimbleton wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

now that made this article for me

glad I could oblidge lol,

[rodeoking]

MetalStevieRay wrote:

It should say to just mute the B thru low E strings with your pick hand's index finger while fretting the high E just enough.

[Set-Abominae]

that_one_kid wrote:

Riot Act wrote:

Dont play with your teeth!!!! Guitar strings taste so gross, trust me.



Haha, I can only imagine how many people licked their guitar strings after reading this.

Lol yeah, *face-palm*

[pookieismydog]

Here is another trick. Play a harmonic over your pickups (you know with your strumming hand) and at the exact same time pluck your tremelo bar with your pinky. You only want the springs to vibrate. It doesn't last long and your timing has to be perfect. Keeping the springs vibrating is a bear but it makes a cool effect. Does anyone else use this but me?

[MetalStevieRay]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

It's hard as hell to do it with a half-stack, unless that dude with the 'shroom hat holds it up! But what's up with that coin just disappearing? I earned that!

[Irontallica09]

MetalStevieRay wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


It's hard as hell to do it with a half-stack, unless that dude with the 'shroom hat holds it up! But what's up with that coin just disappearing? I earned that!

lol, with the half stack you have to position yourself under it, then eat the mushroom. you will grow big and the halfstack will seem smaller (cause you'll be stoned)

[MetalStevieRay]

Irontallica09 wrote:

MetalStevieRay wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


It's hard as hell to do it with a half-stack, unless that dude with the 'shroom hat holds it up! But what's up with that coin just disappearing? I earned that!


lol, with the half stack you have to position yourself under it, then eat the mushroom. you will grow big and the halfstack will seem smaller (cause you'll be stoned)

Holy s**t, it worked! I still can't find that damn coin!

[flage]

I can't believe you guys spend your time trying to play Mario sounds on your guitars. Sad or what? LOL

[Shor-T Zero]

This is an awesome article, but to do the mario sound, just do it how Herman Li (or in the video, Hurman RI) does it...you can even make your guitar say "It's-a Me!"

+5 for anyone who gets that reference.

[EnyoAdonai]

Doodleface wrote:

turbonegro111 wrote:

Callo wrote:

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

dampen the strings with ur right hand, then sort of tap with ur pick on the highest few frets on low e, scraping the pick slightly on the string - that worked for me

No, it's actually a studio effect Jimmy Page added in, I can't remember exactly what it is, but it can't be reproduced very well live. In 2 Zeppelin DVDs, and 2 Live CDs and about 4 bootlegs they never play the intro of the song.

Its called the waking of the guitars... it's got something to do with jimmy pages dream of having an army of guitars, so it might be a multi track thing

[foopeppers]

woop woop now i can play come as you are with a plectrum, plucking like a bass and now with my teeth!!!!!:P:P:

[foopeppers]

woop woop now i can play come as you are with a plectrum, plucking like a bass and now with my teeth!!!!!:P:P:

[TC1223]

EllttEll wrote:

the real trick is playing with your teeth while the guitar is on fire! and they make some flavored strings specifically for teeth playing -- choclate, cherry, bananna and strawberry is all ive seen so far



haha, no way

LOL LOL

[knockemdown]

you should make a video tutorial. that would be very helpful.

[GodbowstoMath]

very nice, a little old school, a little new school. easy to understand (judging you play the instrument anyway). I know most of these, but i'm gunna try the couple i don't... right now.

[ChucklesMginty]

I tried playing with my teeth, it nearly broke my braces XD the orthodontist was not happy.

[eetfuk58]

stfu this was a fun generally lighthearted helpful article. no reason for you to be an ass.

ddavis8frontman wrote:

not to bad, to help the beginners..... other than that.... LAME!

[Spl!nTeRgu!tAr]

hugh20 wrote:

to make a siren make delay fast and do harmonics on the low e 3rd and 9th fret repeatedly

another way sounds better but u need a trem system...

use ur left hand to pluck the low E and send the bar down really low and just before you yank it back up catch the 3rd fret harmonic and use the bar accordingly to get the sound.

[Ali-b912]

Risyn wrote:

Erm.... to get a 'machine gun' effect, just baby slap the strings wih your HAND on the 1,2,3rd frets.... or to get a helicopter noise, baby slap those strings with your hand on the 21st fret.... Tom Morello uses this technique in the intro to Audioslave's ' Cochise '.

morello uses a delay too. if its an effect, tom morello uses/d it. he also does it with a pen in a RATM song.

[M Fiedler]

AlchoholicA wrote:

My bad it's actually
E[-----(5)-----]
b[---(5)-----]

I didn't read all of what was wrote but this Mario harmonic argument was entertaining enough to comment on, I like it.
Another fun harmonic is the NBC theme. One of the first ones I did after learning about harmonics.

so it’s…

E6 [----7---9---5----]

or if the 5 wont work try…

A5 [-----7----]
E6 [----7---9-----]
/\ /\
\ \/ /
( ** )

[vdude]

AlchoholicA wrote:

youre retared the way yo get the mario coin effect is like this: (You do it with harmonics of course)
E[-----(5)-----]
b[-----(5)-----]

wow.. .its pretty bad when you're calling someone retarded and cant even spell it.

[prog_gtrboy12]

americablanco wrote:

I was going to play with my teeth but you said I could use yours...right?

haha, yeah, i read the same.sounds absolutely...redunkulous.haha

[JustMalcolm]

AlchoholicA wrote:

youre retared the way yo get the mario coin effect is like this: (You do it with harmonics of course)
E[-----(5)-----]
b[-----(5)-----]

r etared?

[PJplaysguitar]

the mario noise is a perfect 4th.....so 12 to 15 wouldnt be it....more like 12 to 17

[Aplanken]

Callo wrote:

this is awesome, i was wondering if u know and if so post the beginning of 'black dog' - 'led zeppelin'

that's jimmy wrubbing with the side of his hands on the strings... he recorded it on a tape-recorder, and started the taperecorder... those old ones start up slow, so that's the sound you hear.

[mertzy]

dude don't play with your teeth thats just gay

[synpet713192]

ReiDSaN wrote:

Hey, fact fans! You can also play tap harmonics on the 5th & 7th frets above the left-hand note, though they're not an octave above, but some other interval. Maybe a fourth or fifth. I don't know.

5 frets above would ring a harmonic 2 octaves, up, and 7 frets up will ring out a fifth. Also, 4 frets (or 9, they do the same) will ring out a major third from the note you have fretted.

[Prince Albert]

dereklz wrote:

Hellish_Wolf wrote:

If your really extreme you will play the guitar with your teeth, while its on fire, while its behind your head.


erm. my teeth can't reach the back of my head. no offense.

haha i didn't even catch that

[Emano123]

Your all fffffaaaaagggggssss

[BFMVrrule]

ddavis8frontman wrote:

not to bad, to help the beginners..... other than that.... LAME!

1 word DICKHEAD!!!

[BFMVrrule]

flage wrote:

I can't believe you guys spend your time trying to play Mario sounds on your guitars. Sad or what? LOL

haha 1 word again FUCK HEAD

[Kevguy47]

haha i like this article

[COWlan]

Superbend will **** up your tuning plus your strings guaranteed, don't do it repeatedly, once a while is good.

[Soggy FrenchFry]

how do I play with my testicles?

[jthm72]

for whoever asked about making it laugh, i've personally seen mark wood do it with an electric violin and a wah pedal

[Curmic189]

Pacman sound


Eigth notes

(Dminor)
e-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
B-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-----
A-----
E-----

Palm mute all

[Curmic189]

Correction

e-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
B-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
G-7-7- 7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-----
A-----
E-----

[demoniacfashion]

Anyone ever play with atest tube?

[Oxalis]

anymore tricks?

[Zackmiller]

I done the wah tricks a long time ago when the enter sandman-metallica was so popular... enough to make some people wondering how I did it!

[bestguitar]

Awesome

[reignedinblood]

fukin ace dude iv learnt quite a few new tricks keep em comin

[person_hi]

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[person_hi]

hi

[person_hi]

no really I learned some good tricks with this.
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[dado00]

one that i would put that sounds quite cools is

grab your whammy bar(floating trems only im afraid)
and left hand fret and just whammy away like this
(~=tremeolo/whammy)

~~~~~
e-----
B-----
G-----5-7-8- ----
D-----5-7-8-----5-7-8-----
A-----5-7-8-----5-7-8-----
E-5-7-8-----5-7-8-
and jsut whammy away when your playing that sounds jellyish

[dado00]

arrgh it ****ed up cant be assed typing again:@

[dado00]

oh and joe satrianis lizard down teh throat sounds cool too jsut look ti up on youtube

[irishpyro11]

The Silence wrote:

There's one that makes your guitar sound kinda like a violin.
Just turn the volume knob down, play any single note(with a pick or hammering on the fret)when you play the note, turn the volume knob up,then,turn the volume down, play an other note, turn the volume knob up again, and repeat it again.

It's really easy and it sounds awesome...if you do it right. :P

the one above me it's wrong .....

theyre called swells

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[ShredGuitar9]

Soggy FrenchFry :
how do I play with my testicles?

first, u must get so hammered u cant feel pain... i suggest sum sought of bourbon or beer...
second, ull completely 4get about wat u were supposed 2 do an in the morning ull think u did it....
ITS THAT SIMPLE

an wat the ****s with the coment above me?

[micstarz]

Thanks for the "teeth" one xD

[warlockking]

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound

i tried it twice, the first time i got a feather and put my head through the ceiling, the second time i got the fireball and almost lit my guitar on fire. lol

[the.spine.surfs]

uvq wrote:

joshjebl wrote:

i cant do harmonics right it's always too low it's like the next step in my guitar learning experience (2 years all self taught) but i cant get it can someone post how to do it

same here,
2 years all self taught...
why havent you learned everything yet?
you mustnt practice that often or something..

You twat, I promise you don't know everything either.

[Redrocket101011]

I just do a bend of on the high e to get that coin sound. I don't know why you guys are arguing about this stupid shit. Go learn some ****ing scales!

[SG-boy]

nobody knows everything about guitar. thats why we have to keep experimenting with new sounds. what this guy did in the article above to find cool sounds is a great example. Awesome job!

[SG-boy]

The Silence wrote:

There's one that makes your guitar sound kinda like a violin.
Just turn the volume knob down, play any single note(with a pick or hammering on the fret)when you play the note, turn the volume knob up,then,turn the volume down, play an other note, turn the volume knob up again, and repeat it again.

It's really easy and it sounds awesome...if you do it right. :P

the one above me it's wrong .....


theyre called swells

Actually there is a way you can get a violin sound. its using a 'jellifish' pick. Check out jellifish.com for more info, these things can make neat litle plectrum effects, cool plucking sounds and more. I got one as a present at christmas. they sell for about $14 (or maybe less) people think that its a waste of money, but i dont think so...

[Triple_Threat]

its actually called at "cat call"

or wolf whitsle

[Schmeg Junior]

After posting teh effects EVERYONE knows I expecting somethign like the "Train Whistle". Yet, another great secret... Anyway, good for beginners that like to screw around, which I think we all were at one point in time.

[raulbitran]

i liked the coin harmonics mario style, string are really bad tasting dont try it unless youre a dumbass

[THE NEKRYPH]

jthm72 wrote:

for whoever asked about making it laugh, i've personally seen mark wood do it with an electric violin and a wah pedal

huhuhu, you said WOOD...

[ihavnofingrprnt]

good stuff. anyone know how to make your guitar say hello like jack white does in icky thump???

[Nexus2]

****ed good

[TheFishGutarist]

good tricks. anybody know how to do the trick Cladio did on Time Consumer Live at the Starland ballroom, It looked really cool

[HardLuck]

skrellington wrote:

ShredGuitar9 wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


wanna do this but some dumbass turtle wont let me past... any tips?




Jump on that *****'s head! 100 points baby!!


My amp sucks so bad...i did this, and i got a shrinky mushroom...i am now 3 inches tall...i'm seriously jumping on the keys to type this comment.

[HardLuck]

skrellington wrote:

ShredGuitar9 wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


wanna do this but some dumbass turtle wont let me past... any tips?




Jump on that *****'s head! 100 points baby!!


My amp sucks so bad...i did this, and i got a shrinky mushroom...i am now 3 inches tall...i'm seriously jumping on the keys to type this comment.

[HardLuck]

skrellington wrote:

ShredGuitar9 wrote:

Irontallica09 wrote:

you dumbasses to get the mario sound you have to lift your amp above your head and jump up and hit it with your head, a coin should come out and give you a sound


wanna do this but some dumbass turtle wont let me past... any tips?




Jump on that *****'s head! 100 points baby!!


My amp sucks so bad...i did this, and i got a shrinky mushroom...i am now 3 inches tall...i'm seriously jumping on the keys to type this comment.

while alla u are tryin to get coins ill be in the next level bangin princes toadstool haha

[Drowning!Waving]

wow very original i think Hendrix did all these things like 47 years ago...

[reilly91]

TheFishGutarist wrote:

good tricks. anybody know how to do the trick Cladio did on Time Consumer Live at the Starland ballroom, It looked really cool

Yes! I do, it's awesome.

Use your bridge pickup with a bunch of distortion. Next, take your picking hand and you must barely touch the string (G string) with the side of your palm. I like to use the little space where your pinky finger begins and your actual hand ends. Now, keep your hand in that position and slide from the bridge, towards the neck slowly (not too slow). MEANWHILE, your fretting hand is doing pulloffs on the G string, on the 4th fret to the 2nd fret to the open string continuously (h4-p2-p0). So basically, you have to do pulloffs, while making the strings harmonic. Hopefully my explanation isn't too confusing. What this youtube video to see this kid doing it http://youtube.com/watch?v=r9nZcezJOJQ. (It's at 12) Also, I believe time consumer is played a 1/2 step down, so do that if you want it to sound exact.

[Carbonite]

The trick is pulling them off in the middle of a fast solo or doing dive-bomb harmonics, that's when you will see even the pros mess up. I saw Dragonforce who everyone knows love their dive-bomb harmonics a while ago and Herman Li ****ed up a few of them =D

Only human.

Twisted Wishes wrote:

Thanks for this, i didnt think itd be that simple to divebombs, and thanks for that tip on playing with ur teeth, ill try that out later on to show off at my college gig :P

xx